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Wildfires in Luwingu

Luwingu, Zambia, has had 88 large fires recorded by GWIS since 2016: 453,687 hectares burned inside its boundaries, 92% of its area. Fire danger today: very high (FWI 40).

Only fires of 3,000 ha or more get an entry: smaller ones are not in the lists or the totals on this page.

Fire danger, today and the coming days

FWI computed from the Open-Meteo forecast
  1. Mon 26 Very high 32° · 21 % · 43 km/h
  2. Tue 27 Very high 34° · 25 % · 30 km/h
  3. Wed 28 Very high 34° · 22 % · 27 km/h
  4. Thu 29 Very high 34° · 24 % · 26 km/h
  5. Fri 30 Low 32° · 35 % · 35 km/h
  6. Sat 31 Very low 29° · 48 % · 36 km/h
  7. Sun 1 Very low 30° · 44 % · 35 km/h
  8. Mon 2 Very low 30° · 41 % · 35 km/h

Canadian Fire Weather Index, the same system Copernicus uses, computed by WorldFires from the weather forecast and two months of past weather for fuel state. It is an estimate per municipality, not an official warning: warnings are issued by each country’s emergency service.

The municipality and its fires

Since 2016

453,687
hectares burned
92 %
of its area
88
fires
4,923
km²

How many times has Luwingu burned?

Luwingu has burned 88 times since 2016, in 11 years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. The most recent: Luwingu fire, 9 October 2026, with 2,772 hectares inside the municipality.

  1. 9× 16
  2. 8× 17
  3. 6× 18
  4. 8× 19
  5. 8× 20
  6. 5× 21
  7. 9× 22
  8. 7× 23
  9. 6× 24
  10. 7× 25
  11. 15× 26
88
fires
11
years with fire
453,687
cumulative ha
9 Oct 2026
most recent

Fires larger than 3,000 hectares with a perimeter since 2016 that reached the municipality, even partly. Cumulative hectares add up every fire; the distinct area counts land that burned several times only once. Perimeters and boundaries overlaid by WorldFires.

Where it has burned most often in Zambia →

Fires that entered Luwingu

  1. 2,772 ha Luwingu fire, 9 October 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,096 ha in total · 16 days
  2. 3,898 ha Luwingu fire, 5 October 2026 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,876 ha in total · 22 days
  3. 3,165 ha Luwingu fire, September 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,145 ha in total · 18 days
  4. 275 ha Lupososhi fire, 6 September 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 3,309 ha in total · 14 days
  5. 3,363 ha Luwingu fire, 30 August 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,344 ha in total · 16 days
  6. 7 ha Chilubi fire, 26 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,344 ha in total · 10 days
  7. 130 ha Kasama fire, 21 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 8,146 ha in total · 17 days
  8. 31,864 ha Luwingu fire, 18 August 2026 where it started 6.5% of the municipality · 399,650 ha in total · 42 days
  9. 3,282 ha Luwingu fire, 16 August 2026 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,261 ha in total · 7 days
  10. 473 ha Kawambwa fire, 11 August 2026 0.1% of the municipality · 147,792 ha in total · 49 days
  11. 177 ha Chilubi fire, 9 August 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 3,739 ha in total · 12 days
  12. 7,230 ha Luwingu fire, 8 August 2026 where it started 1.5% of the municipality · 7,183 ha in total · 20 days
  13. 55,147 ha Luwingu fire, 5 August 2026 where it started 11% of the municipality · 69,224 ha in total · 52 days
  14. 3,065 ha Luwingu fire, July 2026 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,047 ha in total · 13 days
  15. 58 ha Lupososhi fire, July 2026 0.0% of the municipality · 156,557 ha in total · 65 days
  16. 3,124 ha Luwingu fire, September 2025 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,107 ha in total · 18 days
  17. 1,644 ha Lupososhi fire, 6 September 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 5,770 ha in total · 19 days
  18. 3,711 ha Luwingu fire, 17 August 2025 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,686 ha in total · 13 days
  19. 27,798 ha Kasama fire, 17 August 2025 5.6% of the municipality · 91,611 ha in total · 41 days
  20. 1,273 ha Kawambwa fire, 16 August 2025 0.3% of the municipality · 68,343 ha in total · 34 days
  21. 6,762 ha Luwingu fire, 15 August 2025 where it started 1.4% of the municipality · 6,751 ha in total · 20 days
  22. 4,381 ha Luwingu fire, 15 August 2025 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,352 ha in total · 20 days
  23. 94 ha Kasama fire, 6 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 5,989 ha in total · 14 days
  24. 32 ha Kasama fire, 5 September 2024 0.0% of the municipality · 6,112 ha in total · 15 days
  25. 12,137 ha Chilubi fire, September 2024 2.5% of the municipality · 26,796 ha in total · 19 days
  26. 9,494 ha Luwingu fire, 14 August 2024 where it started 1.9% of the municipality · 9,429 ha in total · 14 days
  27. 9,602 ha Luwingu fire, 12 August 2024 where it started 2.0% of the municipality · 9,581 ha in total · 12 days
  28. 4,175 ha Luwingu fire, 1 August 2024 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,148 ha in total · 18 days
  29. 435 ha Chilubi fire, 19 September 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 3,092 ha in total · 13 days
  30. 5,022 ha Luwingu fire, September 2023 where it started 1.0% of the municipality · 4,985 ha in total · 8 days
  31. 40 ha Kasama fire, 8 September 2023 0.0% of the municipality · 4,933 ha in total · 11 days
  32. 537 ha Chilubi fire, 6 September 2023 0.1% of the municipality · 7,463 ha in total · 23 days
  33. 4,355 ha Luwingu fire, 30 August 2023 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,325 ha in total · 13 days
  34. 3,960 ha Luwingu fire, 21 August 2023 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,932 ha in total · 12 days
  35. 896 ha Chilubi fire, July 2023 0.2% of the municipality · 4,373 ha in total · 11 days
  36. 3,967 ha Luwingu fire, 6 October 2022 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,941 ha in total · 11 days
  37. 6,529 ha Luwingu fire, 3 October 2022 where it started 1.3% of the municipality · 6,492 ha in total · 13 days
  38. 2,082 ha Luwingu fire, 2 October 2022 where it started 0.4% of the municipality · 3,614 ha in total · 15 days
  39. 1,855 ha Lupososhi fire, 28 September 2022 0.4% of the municipality · 3,151 ha in total · 14 days
  40. 401 ha Kawambwa fire, 7 September 2022 0.1% of the municipality · 3,092 ha in total · 10 days
  41. 1,065 ha Chilubi fire, 4 September 2022 0.2% of the municipality · 4,547 ha in total · 18 days
  42. 12,864 ha Luwingu fire, 3 September 2022 where it started 2.6% of the municipality · 12,776 ha in total · 26 days
  43. 8,900 ha Luwingu fire, 2 September 2022 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 13,827 ha in total · 22 days
  44. 6,166 ha Luwingu fire, August 2022 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 6,164 ha in total · 19 days
  45. 2 ha Chilubi fire, 11 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 3,582 ha in total · 15 days
  46. 1,603 ha Kawambwa fire, 5 September 2021 0.3% of the municipality · 3,702 ha in total · 19 days
  47. 6,020 ha Luwingu fire, September 2021 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,978 ha in total · 13 days
  48. 58 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2021 0.0% of the municipality · 24,987 ha in total · 16 days
  49. 18,530 ha Luwingu fire, August 2021 where it started 3.8% of the municipality · 18,404 ha in total · 18 days
  50. 57 ha Lupososhi fire, 9 September 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 4,713 ha in total · 18 days
  51. 2,178 ha Lunte fire, 7 September 2020 0.4% of the municipality · 16,002 ha in total · 28 days
  52. 3,671 ha Luwingu fire, 4 September 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 6,463 ha in total · 22 days
  53. 14,875 ha Luwingu fire, 3 September 2020 where it started 3.0% of the municipality · 14,794 ha in total · 17 days
  54. 10,542 ha Luwingu fire, 2 September 2020 where it started 2.1% of the municipality · 10,470 ha in total · 18 days
  55. 3,770 ha Luwingu fire, August 2020 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,746 ha in total · 15 days
  56. 32 ha Lupososhi fire, 27 August 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 3,125 ha in total · 16 days
  57. 207 ha Kawambwa fire, 26 August 2020 0.0% of the municipality · 36,517 ha in total · 23 days
  58. 4,040 ha Luwingu fire, 17 September 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,562 ha in total · 9 days
  59. 4,025 ha Luwingu fire, 15 September 2019 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 4,200 ha in total · 15 days
  60. 1,069 ha Chilubi fire, 11 September 2019 0.2% of the municipality · 4,727 ha in total · 18 days
  61. 5,976 ha Luwingu fire, 1 September 2019 where it started 1.2% of the municipality · 5,935 ha in total · 15 days
  62. 3,128 ha Luwingu fire, 29 August 2019 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,541 ha in total · 10 days
  63. 14,462 ha Luwingu fire, 29 August 2019 where it started 2.9% of the municipality · 14,366 ha in total · 17 days
  64. 4,477 ha Luwingu fire, 28 August 2019 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 4,452 ha in total · 10 days
  65. 10,485 ha Kasama fire, 26 August 2019 2.1% of the municipality · 25,335 ha in total · 23 days
  66. 4,591 ha Luwingu fire, 22 September 2018 where it started 0.9% of the municipality · 6,662 ha in total · 10 days
  67. 1,328 ha Lupososhi fire, 21 September 2018 0.3% of the municipality · 6,733 ha in total · 9 days
  68. 3,096 ha Luwingu fire, 16 September 2018 where it started 0.6% of the municipality · 3,075 ha in total · 10 days
  69. 5,220 ha Luwingu fire, 11 September 2018 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,185 ha in total · 12 days
  70. 90 ha Kasama fire, 4 September 2018 0.0% of the municipality · 5,687 ha in total · 12 days
  71. 3,232 ha Luwingu fire, August 2018 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,212 ha in total · 10 days
  72. 1,615 ha Lunte fire, 19 October 2017 0.3% of the municipality · 3,733 ha in total · 5 days
  73. 5,237 ha Luwingu fire, 20 September 2017 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,201 ha in total · 3 days
  74. 629 ha Lunte fire, 19 September 2017 0.1% of the municipality · 8,550 ha in total · 19 days
  75. 8,674 ha Luwingu fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 1.8% of the municipality · 8,621 ha in total · 13 days
  76. 0 ha Luwingu fire, 13 September 2017 where it started 0.0% of the municipality · 9,309 ha in total · 12 days
  77. 2,182 ha Chilubi fire, 12 September 2017 0.4% of the municipality · 8,095 ha in total · 10 days
  78. 17,251 ha Luwingu fire, 11 September 2017 where it started 3.5% of the municipality · 17,177 ha in total · 18 days
  79. 1 ha Kasama fire, 10 September 2017 0.0% of the municipality · 3,795 ha in total · 16 days
  80. 97 ha Lunte fire, 19 October 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 3,620 ha in total · 7 days
  81. 1,122 ha Chilubi fire, 13 October 2016 0.2% of the municipality · 3,741 ha in total · 10 days
  82. 5,312 ha Luwingu fire, October 2016 where it started 1.1% of the municipality · 5,345 ha in total · 8 days
  83. 281 ha Lupososhi fire, 23 September 2016 0.1% of the municipality · 4,440 ha in total · 8 days
  84. 3,833 ha Luwingu fire, 7 September 2016 where it started 0.8% of the municipality · 3,807 ha in total · 15 days
  85. 3,629 ha Luwingu fire, 6 September 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 4,132 ha in total · 18 days
  86. 195 ha Kasama fire, 2 September 2016 0.0% of the municipality · 4,330 ha in total · 21 days
  87. 15,165 ha Luwingu fire, 27 August 2016 where it started 3.1% of the municipality · 22,852 ha in total · 28 days
  88. 3,494 ha Luwingu fire, 23 August 2016 where it started 0.7% of the municipality · 3,471 ha in total · 22 days

Where this data comes from

Perimeters come from GWIS (Copernicus, CC BY 4.0), rebuilt from heat detections, and municipal boundaries from geoBoundaries/GRID3, Office of the Surveyor General (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)). The area per municipality is computed by WorldFires by crossing both. The forecast is from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

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